Real Estate Paralegal (Contractor)

Jupiter Power LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Jupiter Power LLC seeks a Real Estate Paralegal to support our Legal team in Texas. The role is an independent contractor based in Austin or Houston with a return‑to‑office policy requiring a minimum of three days in the office weekly.

The successful candidate will review real estate agreements, title commitments, and related surveys, manage archives, and assist Counsel with project development and financing tasks. In-person notarization may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree required or equivalent
• At least 2 years supporting attorneys or legal professionals
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills
• Texas notary commission or ability to obtain one promptly
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document-management platforms
• Authorized to provide services in the United States for duration of engagement

Responsibilities

• Review and redline real estate documents to assist project development, financing, and operations
• Review title commitments and exceptions, coordinate with title company and counsel
• Review ALTA/NSPS land title surveys for compliance and track issues
• Manage and archive title commitments, surveys, title policies, endorsements, and due-diligence materials
• Assist Counsel with real estate issues and general project development research
• Prepare and file memoranda and assist with recording in public records
• Draft real estate assignments, amendments, terminations, extensions and options
• Notarization duties; in-person notarizations as needed
• Support Legal in strategic initiatives and other tasks as assigned

Skills

Legal support experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management platforms

Job description

Company Overview

Jupiter Power is a leading independent developer, owner and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects across the United States. Founded in 2017, the company's projects store electricity and deliver it back to the grid when it is needed most, helping support a more reliable and resilient power system. Jupiter Power has 19,700 MWh of projects operating, in construction or committed, and another 110,000 MWh in development across the country. The company has corporate offices in Austin and Houston, Texas and Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.jupiterpower.io.

This role will be based out of our Austin, TX or Houston, TX office and is subject to our Company’s return-to-office policy which currently requires a minimum of three days a week in the office.

We are seeking a Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal team. In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewand redlinevariouslegal documents(with primary focus on real estate agreements)toassistwith project development, financing, and operations as needed.

• Review title commitments and exception documents; coordinate with the title company, surveyor, project team, and outside counsel;

• Review ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys for compliance with applicable requirements and compare surveys against title commitments, legal descriptions, recorded instruments, and site plans; identify and track title and survey issues; prepare or support Counsel on drafting title curative documents;

• Manage and archive title commitments, surveys, final title policies, endorsements, and related due‑diligence materials.

• AssistCounsel in researching specific real estate issues,andoccasional research related to general project development.

• Assistwith andfacilitaterecordingmemoranda in public records.

• Draft real estate assignments, amendments, terminations, extensions, exercise options, letters, and memoranda.

• Notarization duties - should be a registered notary that canassistwith in-person notarizationby officers and otherpersonnel as needed.

• Support the Legal department in strategic initiatives andvarious otherwork asmay be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• At least 2 years of experience supporting attorneys or legal professionals, preferably in real estate law.

• Current notary commission in Texas, or ability to obtain one promptly, with availability to perform in-person notarizations as needed.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and document-management platforms.

• Ability to comply with applicable confidentiality, data-security, records-management, and conflicts-of-interest.

• Authorization to provide services in the United States for the duration of the engagement.

This is an independent contractor position and not an employee position. The contractor will provide services under a written independent-contractor agreement, will not be eligible for Company employee benefits, and will be responsible for applicable taxes, insurance, licenses, registrations, and business expenses except as otherwise expressly stated in that agreement. The contractor is expected to control the manner and means of performing the services, subject to agreed deliverables, deadlines, legal and professional requirements, and Company policies applicable to contractors, including confidentiality, information security, records management, conflicts of interest, safety, and workplace access.

Jupiter Power does not discriminate based on a candidate's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or any other protected class.